Belgium: trucker gets sick, drive 17km on cruise control

Posted on 16-02-2016 at 12:16 by rynnus – 25 Comments”

We all know the film Speed? Such a bizarre scene took place yesterday afternoon at our neighbours.

How the 58-year-old trucker ready has played we do not know, but he is by us already crowned the hero of the week. He was en route with a cargo of 44 tons, at the height of Oostkamp. The driver (Patrick) from Eernegem became stricken with a rare form of spontaneous paralysis, which he suddenly largely powerless behind the wheel. The truck drove, however, continue on the cruise control. I don’t know if he still physically was able to get seven colours of shit to shit, but it will undoubtedly be hell.

We all have those nightmares about not can inhibit, a loslatend send etc. Our driver polite as his ‘Speed!’ moment. He was no longer in the parking brake or the lever of the cruise control to reach. During his stroke he is in spite of a speech impediment have been able to call the police. That was 11 kilometers(!) further, all ready to road users at a distance to keep.

The convoy reedt about 6 kilometres until the truck finally through a number of posts in the verge and apply braking to a halt. Miraculously, there are no accidents caused. The man was taken by helicopter to the hospital, the employer did know that the man is ‘ok’.

In this case, it would be a assistentiesysteem as an Emergency Assist, no unnecessary luxury. That had, in theory, the truck independently to a halt. But yes, best stuurlui staan aan wal. We hope that the man back slightly on top. (Via HLN.be)